1952 Boston University Terriers football team

American college football season

1952 Boston University Terriers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–4–1
Head coach|

* Aldo Donelli (6th season)

Home stadium| Fenway Park

Seasons

<- 1951

1953 ->

1952 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Rochester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 19 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 14 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Aldo Donelli, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and was outscored by their opponents by a total of 139 to 216.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| | at Wichita|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| W 6–0| 12,500| [2]
September 26| 8:15 p.m.| at Syracuse|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY

| L 21–34| 15,000| [3][4]
October 4| | at Marquette|

* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee, WI

| L 0–21| 14,000| [5]
October 10| | Miami (FL)|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 9–7| 14,522| [6]
October 18| | William & Mary|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 33–28| 15,855| [7]
October 25| | at Lehigh|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| W 29–20| 9,000| [8]
November 1| | No. 2 Maryland|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 7–34| 32,568| [9]
November 8| | Temple|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| T 14–14| 9,536| [10]
November 15| | NYU|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| W 14–7| 5,063| [11]
November 22| | at Villanova|

* Shibe Park
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 6–51| 10,000| [12]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "1952 Boston University Terriers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
2. ^ Lightner, Pete (September 21, 1952). "Boston Gets Winning T.D. in Final 5 Minutes". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 31. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Syracuse Coach War of Hidden B. U. Talent". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom (September 27, 1952). "Agganis Completes 23 of 37 Passes". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Prell, Edward (October 5, 1952). "Marquette U. Halts Boston Passer, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 50. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Boston U. Edges Miami, 9-7". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. United Press. October 11, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Agganis Passes Boston U. Edges To 33-28 Win Over W-M". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. 62. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "DeFeudis Scores 3 as B.U. Wins". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 26, 1952. p. 59 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Point-A-Play Maryland Crushes Boston University 34-7". The Owensboro Messenger. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "B.U. Tied by Temple, 14-14, After 2-Touchdown Lead". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 1952. p. 48 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "B.U. Hard-Pressed to Trip NYU, 14-7". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. November 16, 1952. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Bench-Riders's Tackle Gives Villanova TD in 51-6 Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. United Press. November 23, 1952. p. 54. Retrieved June 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .

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Venues|

* Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946)
* Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952)
* Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954)
* Nickerson Field (1955–1997)

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* Boston College: Green Line Rivalry
* Sacred Cod Trophy

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* Rhett the Boston Terrier
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